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>> KPRC. 2 news begins right
now with breaking news.
>> Breaking this morning.
Tragedy at the Travis Scott
astroworld Festival at least 8
people we know were killed at
last night’s concert.
night’s concert.
>> This is about to happen with
just over the course of just a
few minutes. We had several
people down on the ground experience some type of cardiac
experience some type of cardiac
arrest.
>> And police say tonight’s
concert has been canceled and
welcome you to our Saturday
morning edition. We’ve got that
breaking news to get to right away.
right away.
>> We’ll have the forecast for
you in just a moment.
But first, we want to tell you
about this deadly night and
rapper Travis Scott’s astroworld festival. Police say
astroworld festival. Police say
that at least 8 people
were killed.
>> At the packed concert at NRG
Park and hundreds of
others injured. An hpd has a set up and command post for
set up and command post for
information on any missing
persons at the Wyndham Hotel
near Kirby and We have team
coverage on this story
this morning. Let’s begin with our newest reporter. What real
our newest reporter. What real
won polygon who is live at NRG
Park with more details on what
happened for one. What can you tell us.
tell us.
>> Good morning. It’s a tragic
situation People confirmed
dead. 17 people were taken to
the hospital of those 11 were
treated for some courts sort of cardiac arrest. Now, here’s
of cardiac arrest. Now, here’s
what we know at this point over
50,000 people were intended
for astroworld Houston fire
chief Sam Pena says around 9.15 the crowd, quote, compressed
the crowd, quote, compressed
towards the front of the stage.
The Fire Department had over
55 units responding to the
scene on top of the crews are ready at the events in hpd
ready at the events in hpd
chief Troy finner said there
were more than 300 officers at
the events. In addition to 200
security officers center says
there was a good security plan in place now as the
in place now as the
investigation gets underway.
Pena says officers are heading
to the hospital. So identify victims. The community right
victims. The community right
now.
>> A family member was at this event. Not spoken to your
event. Not spoken to your
family member.
Have a reunification center
that’s going to be open at 8, 6, 8, 6, Kirby. That’s the
6, 8, 6, Kirby. That’s the
Houston hotel.
66 Kirby Kirby at 6.10.
A Police Department, Houston
Fire Department medical exam
or personnel. To assist in providing
To assist in providing
information, filtering
information. Those patients
that were transported to the
hospital. So if you again, if you’re relatives family members
you’re relatives family members
was at this event. Have not
spoken to that individual.
Please. You go to 8686 Kirby.
That is the reunification
center. We will have units.
They’re available to assist in providing that information.
providing that information.
>> Chief finner says he’s
working closely with
NRG and concert promoter live
nation to get any and all
available video to just kind of get a better idea exactly
of get a better idea exactly
what went wrong. Reporting live
from NRG Park. Obama Logan
KPRC. 2 thank you for the
latest. Sarah hpd does have a command post for information on
command post for information on
those missing persons. Again,
that is at the Wyndham Hotel
and that’s Catherine and as a
set up right now, new by Kirby
at the
6.10, loop.
>> Kathy has more details on what families need to know
what families need to know
right now. Good morning, Cathy.
>> Well, good morning to you.
As you just heard families who
have not heard from their loved ones and they were here at the
ones and they were here at the
astroworld festival. Can come
here to the Wyndham hotel.
This is on Kirby along the
South loop, as we just heard as well. Houston Police
well. Houston Police
Department, the Houston Fire
Department and also personnel
from the medical examiner’s
office. They are all here and
assisting families, families of those people who have been
those people who have been
transported to the hospital and
have not yet her son. Then we
talked to multiple officials
earlier this morning and this
is what the Lina Hidalgo had to say.
to say.
>> Working to identify. All the
victims. But it has been made clear the were transported some
clear the were transported some
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>> That’s right. That is the
plan. Now. They have a multiple
agencies here helping families
families of those who were here
the ash world festival. If you have not heard from your loved
have not heard from your loved
one and they had come to the
asteroid festival just come
here to 8686 Kirby drive.
This is here at the Wyndham Hotel and of course, you’ll get
Hotel and of course, you’ll get
the information that you need
and they will connect you with
your loved ones reporting live
near NRG. Cathy Hernandez KPRC. 2 news all right. Cathy, also
2 news all right. Cathy, also
in addition to that, if you are
searching for your
loved ones.
>> And you need to make a phone
call right this moment we do
have a number for you from the
Houston Office of Emergency
management will get that number up on the screen for you.
up on the screen for you.
But if you want to write it down right now in the pen
it down right now in the pen
and paper 832-393-2991, or
8, 3, 2, 393-2990, again, if
you’re trying to get in touch
with your
loved ones. There’s the there’s
the information right on your
screen and you haven’t been able to contact them. That is
able to contact them. That is
the biggest thing right now,
especially trying to identify
some of the victims and get in
touch with your family. So if
you are thinking what can I do at this moment. You’re just
do at this moment. You’re just
waking up. These are the
numbers that you can call right
here on your screen will keep
putting them up as the show
goes on this morning. >> Parents have to be very
>> Parents have to be very
concerned right about now.
If they haven’t heard from
their kids at this point.
It’s certainly a challenging
time when kids are going to a
concert hoping to have a good
time and help raise money. At least that was the purpose
At least that was the purpose
of this concert in first place
Those being injured, as we’ve
been talking about, have been
rushed to several hospitals
throughout the area and our
severe rayford.
>> Is joining us live now at the Texas Medical Center with
the Texas Medical Center with
the details on that. Good
morning.
>> good morning, Sophia and
kimbro. It’s obviously a very traumatic day for many in a
traumatic day for many in a
devastating day as Carol
mentioned, many people heading
out to Astro festival for a
good time. We’re
out here. Been a top hospital, a level one trauma center in
a level one trauma center in
the Texas Medical Center where
we now know that 8 people are
confirmed dead
and hundreds are injured. And as we’ve heard it started
And as we’ve heard it started
around 9.15 last night when
festival goers begin a push
towards the stage now by 9 31st
responders begin transporting people to the hospital. An
people to the hospital. An
officer at the event recalls
events unfolding quickly.
He said suddenly there were
several people who went into
cardiac arrest.
>> After that time we transport at 17. Patients to the
at 17. Patients to the
hospital.
12 of those patients were
transported by Houston Fire
Department ambulances. 5 were
transported by a Harris County
11 of those they were transported were in cardiac
transported were in cardiac
arrest.
We won’t know the cause of
death of the of the 8 that are
confirmed to the medical investigation.
>> What’s even more devastating
is this was an event for all
ages were told that young
Overall, 300 people were treated throughout the night
treated throughout the night
Porter live outside of bin top
hospital. Severe
rayford KPRC.
>> 2 news thank you again,
Houston
police say as command post for information on missing persons
information on missing persons
at Astor world has been set up
at 8686 Kirby. That’s Kirby at
the 6.10. Loop. That’s the Wyndham Hotel. If you need
Wyndham Hotel. If you need
information on a loved one that
has not been located. Please
head to that address the
Houston office of Emergency management urging anyone who
management urging anyone who
can’t find a loved one that was
at the concert to call one of
these numbers on your screen.
You cannot either call
8, 3, 2, 3, 9, 3, 2, 9, 9, won